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Table of Contents
Introduction
Over the course of roughly fifteen years (1934-1949), Anne Lenner provided vocals for 228 known record sides, some of which have more than one song on them. Her artistic output thus establishes her as a comparatively prolific singer. Naturally, it is the quality and not the number of those recordings that should concern the aficionado of Anglophone popular music the most. Lenner’s elegant, seductive, and instantly recognizable voice is for me the stuff of sublime fantasy — but as a reference work, this discography does not aim to convince the reader of the artistic merits of each entry. Rather, I have devoted a new website to that aim: annelenner.com.
Anne Lenner’s career as a recording artist was intimately connected with that of Carroll Gibbons. It was he who discovered her singing in a nightclub, and the vast majority of her records were made with Gibbons as director of the Savoy Hotel Orpheans or the subset thereof known as “The Boy Friends,” or with Gibbons as a solo pianist.
It was with the Boy Friends that Lenner would make some of her earliest but most noteworthy recordings for commercial radio programs sponsored by Hartley’s Jam in 1934-1935. They were therefore not mass-market records, but transcriptions for radio broadcasts. Collectors will not find these in the wild — only single copies are known to have survived as part of Carroll Gibbons’s personal collection — but fortunately the songs have been issued on LP and CD, so we may include them in our assessment of an important phase in Lenner’s career.
Lenner also made recordings with bandleaders Stan Atkins, George Scott Wood, Joe Loss, Maurice Winnick, Jack White, Jay Wilbur, Frank Weir, and Harold Geller. These collaborations were essentially one-offs; she would not continue to record with any of these groups.
During the Second World War, Lenner recorded transcriptions to be broadcast to the troops. Many of these survive, and what is known about them is listed in this book.
This is the third vocalist discography that I have produced in the course of three years. There were a number of factors that made this one easier than the others. Such a large part of Lenner’s artistic output comes in the form of dance band vocal refrains, and as such it was covered by Rust and Forbes in their British Dance Bands on Record. Many of the recordings that do not fall into Rust and Forbes’s bailiwick have been the subject of studies by Terry Brown and Mike Thomas. And such an overwhelming number of Anne Lenner’s vocals appeared on the Columbia FB series of records, which has been well documented by Michael Smith and Frank Andrews. I am, therefore, particularly aware of my standing on the shoulders of giants in issuing an Anne Lenner discography.
I aim for completeness and accuracy, but of course I have not seen or heard everything listed here. One of the reasons that I publish my discographies online is so that I may correct and update them regularly. If you have a record with an Anne Lenner vocal on it that is not listed in this little book, please contact me. For that matter, if you notice that the catalogue number for a record side is in italics, that means that I have not been able to examine it yet; again, if you happen to own the record, please contact me, and perhaps you can share a scan or photograph of the label. And be sure to check for updates to Too Romantic: An Anne Lenner Discography in web format on annelenner.com or in PDF format on Zenodo.
For their assistance in my research, I would like to thank:
- Terry Brown
- The City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society
- Robert Girling
- Charles Hippisley-Cox
- Erin Elisavet Kozak
- Steve Paget
- Henry Parsons
- Peter Wallace
- John Watson
- John Wright
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December 24, 2022 (Anne Lenner’s 110th birthday)
Reference List
- Andrews, Frank, Jim Hayes, and Michael Smith. 2003. Columbia ‘DB’ and ‘LB’ Series. Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk: City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society. (DB)
- The Blue Rockets Augmented Orchestra, vocal Anne Lenner. (1944) 2016. “Thanks Mr Censor.” Recorded August 1944. Track 4 on The Stars Entertain the Troops. Memory Lane MLMCD 061. (MLMCD-061)
- Brown, Terry. 2015. “Carroll Gibbons — Complete Piano Discography.” Discographer Magazine Volume 2, No. 6: 49-84. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1f0PoN9nyI9R29NVUVUajhmRG8/edit?resourcekey=0-cau0QDt32Z4deP8IpX6h_w. (TB)
- “Carroll Gibbons and the Boy Friends with Anne Lenner.” 1980. Talking Machine Review 62: 1704. https://ia601202.us.archive.org/28/items/TMR62/TMR%2062_text.pdf.
- Gibbons, Carroll, and the Boyfriends, featuring Anne Lenner. (1934-1935) 1980. “On the Air” for Hartley’s Jam (1934-1935). World Records SH 360, 33⅓. (SH-360)
- Gibbons, Carroll. (1934-1935) 1990. On the Wireless at 7pm Each Thursday. EMI SH 519, 33⅓ (on compact disc as EMI CDP 7 943212). (SH-519)
- Clarke, Stephen, Roger Tessier, and Alan Kelly. 2023. The Gramophone Co. Discography. Last updated August 22, 2021. https://www.gramophonecompanydiscography.com. (GCD)
- Laird, Ross. 1995. Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. (TT)
- Lenner, Anne. (1945) 1995. “What a Difference a Day Made.” By Stanley Adams and Maria Grever. Recorded February 24, 1945 under the direction of R.S.M. George Melachrino. Track 18 on Service Bands on the Air, Volume 2: Victory Party. Vintage Jazz Band VJB 1946-2, compact disc. (VJB-1946-2)
- Rust, Brian, and Sandy Forbes. 1989. British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945, and Supplement. Bungay, Suffolk: Richard Clay, Ltd. https://www.phonotoneclassic.com/british-dance-band-discography. (BDBR)
- Smith, Michael. 2009. Decca Records Company, Ltd. Royal Blue and Gold ‘F’ Series 10 Inch 78 rpm Records. Volumes I and II. Hunstanton, Norfolk: The Whitley Press. (Dec-F)
- Smith, Michael, and Frank Andrews. 2004. The Columbia ‘FB’ Series of Variety and Dance Band Records. Wells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk: City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society. (FB)
- Thomas, Michael G. n.d. “Pre-Recorded Radio Shows-Index.” Mike Thomas’ Website. http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/dancebands/IndexPages/Pre-RecordedRadio-Index.htm
- ⸻. 2021. “Teledisk,” Mike Thomas’ Website. Last modified January 18, 2021. http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/LabelPages/Teledisk.htm. (MGT-Teledisk).
- ⸻. 2022a. “Rex.” Mike Thomas’ Website. Last modified January 28, 2022. http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/LabelPages/Rex.htm. (MGT-Rex).
- ⸻. 2022b. “Carroll Gibbons.” Unpublished manuscript, last modified May 31. Microsoft Word file. (MGT-CG)
- ⸻. 2022c. “ORBS.” Mike Thomas’ Website. Last modified September 29, 2022. http://www.mgthomas.co.uk/Records/ORBS%20issues.htm. (MGT-ORBS).
Abbreviations
Sources
| BDBR | Rust and Forbes. British Dance Bands on Record, 1911 to 1945, and Supplement. |
| CHC | Charles Hippisley-Cox’s collection. |
| DB | Frank Andrews, Jim Hayes, and Michael Smith. Columbia ‘DB’ and ‘LB’ Series. |
| Dec-F | Michael Smith. Decca Records Company, Ltd. Royal Blue and Gold ‘F’ Series 10 Inch 78 rpm Records. |
| FB | Michael Smith and Frank Andrews. The Columbia ‘FB’ Series of Variety and Dance Band Records. |
| GCD | The Gramophone Co. Discography. |
| MGT-CG | Michael G. Thomas. “Carroll Gibbons” (unpublished manuscript). |
| MGT-ORBS | Michael G. Thomas. ORBS. |
| MGT-Rex | Michael G. Thomas. Rex. |
| MGT-Teledisk | Michael G. Thomas. Teledisk. |
| MLMCD-061 | Memory Lane compact disc The Stars Entertain the Troops. |
| SH-360 | “On the Air” for Hartley’s Jam (1934-1935) (LP). |
| SH-519 | On the Wireless at 7pm Each Thursday (LP and compact disc). |
| TB | Terry Brown. “Carroll Gibbons — Complete Piano Discography.” |
| TT | Ross Laird. Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934. |
| VJB-1946-2 | Service Bands on the Air, Volume 2: Victory Party (compact disc). |
Record Labels
| Col | Columbia |
| Dec | Decca |
| HMV | His Master’s Voice |
| RZ | Regal Zonophone |
Two-Letter Country Codes
| AR | Argentina |
| AU | Australia |
| BR | Brazil |
| CH | Switzerland |
| DE | Germany |
| FR | France |
| IN | India |
| JP | Japan |
| IT | Italy |
| NO | Norway |
| US | United States |
Discography
1934
CARROLL GIBBONS, pianoforte solo; vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, December 12, 1934.
| CA-14808-1 | Love is in the air again (Miller-Shapiro) | Col DB-1501 |
| CA-14820-1 | Give me a heart to sing to (film Frankie & Johnnie) (Washington-Young) | Col DB-1562, Col FB-1139 |
Matrix CA-14821-1 (“I only have eyes for you”) on Col DB-1501 lacks a vocal.
TT, DB, FB, TB, CHC
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, December 14, 1934.
| CA-14823-1 | If I love again (Murray-Oakland) | Col FB-1001 |
| CA-14824-1 | Dancing on a dime (Sievier-Ramsay) | Col FB-1000 |
| CA-14825-1 | With every breath I take (film Here Is My Heart) (Robin-Rainger) | Col FB-1001 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOY FRIENDS. London, December 15, 1934.
| CAX-7383-1 | I saw stars (Sigler-Hoffman-Goodhart) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | My lips and your lips (Dyrenforth-Gibbons) | EMI SH 519 |
| CAX-7384-1 | Heat wave (Berlin) | World Records SH 360 |
| CAX-7385-1 | You turned your head (Ellis-Jeans) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | I’m so misunderstood (Dyrenforth-Gibbons) | EMI SH 519 |
| CAX-7386-1 | Smoke gets in your eyes (Hammerstein II-Kern) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | Straight from the shoulder right from the heart (Revel-Gordon) | World Records SH 360 |
Recorded by Columbia for use in International Broadcasting Company programs sponsored by Hartley’s Jam (“Carroll Gibbons” 1980).
Thomas has December 27, 1934 (MGT-CG).
SH-360, SH-519, TB, MGT-CG
1935
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOY FRIENDS. London, January 3, 1935.
| CAX-7393-1 | Coffee in the morning (Dubin-Warren) | World Records SH 360 |
| CAX-7394-1 | Walking the chalk line (Holiner-Nichols) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | I’ll see you again (Coward) | World Records SH 360 |
| CAX-7395-1 | Messengers (Dyrenforth-Gibbons) | World Records SH 360 |
Recorded by Columbia for use in International Broadcasting Company programs sponsored by Hartley’s Jam (“Carroll Gibbons” 1980).
SH-360, TB, MGT-CG
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOY FRIENDS. London, January 14, 1935.
| CAX-7404-1 | Lost in a fog (Fields-McHugh) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | Take a number from one to ten (Gordon-Revel) | World Records SH 360 |
| CAX-7405-1 | While there’s a “you” about (Dyrenforth-Gibbons) | EMI SH 519 |
| CAX-7406-1 | Who? (Hammerstein II-Kern-Harbach) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | Love is in the air again (Shapiro-Miller) | World Records SH 360 |
Recorded by Columbia for use in International Broadcasting Company programs sponsored by Hartley’s Jam (“Carroll Gibbons” 1980).
SH-360, SH-519, TB, MGT-CG
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOY FRIENDS. James Dyrenforth as announcer (-1). London, c. January 14, 1935.
| CAX-7407-1 | Love is just around the corner (Robin-Gensler) | EMI SH 519 | |
| CAX-7408-1 | What a difference a day made (Grever-Adams) | World Records SH 360 | |
| — | Pardon my southern accent (Mercer-Malneck) | World Records SH 360 | |
| CAX-7409-1 | I wish I were twins (Loesser-DeLange-Meyer) | EMI SH 519 | (-1) |
| — | Sweetheart, I’m dreaming of you (Grofe) | EMI SH 519 | |
| CAX-7410-1 | I can’t give you anything but love (Fields-McHugh) | EMI SH 519 | (-1) |
SH-360, TB, MGT-CG
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, January 24, 1935.
| CA-14877-2 | How am I gonna keep the news from mother? (Carr-Pola) | Col FB-1020, Col 3034-D (US) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOY FRIENDS. James Dyrenforth as announcer (-1). London, February 15, 1935.
| CAX-7441-1 | Who do you think you are? (Heyman-Green) | EMI SH 519 | (-1) |
| — | Let’s be sensible (Dyrenforth-Gibbons) | EMI SH 519 | (-1) |
| CAX-7442-1 | Auf Wiedersehen (Hoffman-Goodhart-Nelson-Ager) | EMI SH 519 | (-1) |
| — | Pop goes your heart (Dixon-Wrubel) | EMI SH 519 | (-1) |
| CAX-7443-1 | Needle in a haystack (Magidson-Conrad) | EMI SH 519 | |
| — | Wrapped around your finger (Dyrenforth-Gibbons) | EMI SH 519 | |
| CAX-7444-1 | Body and soul (Heyman-Sour-Eyton-Green) | EMI SH 519 |
SH-519, MGT-CG
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HARRY JACOBSON, pianoforte duet, vocal chorus. London, March 22, 1935.
| CA-14973-1 | “It’s easy to remember” (in “Mississippi — film songs medley”) (Hart-Rodgers) | Col DB-1534, Col FB-1138 |
| CA-14974-1 | “Rhythm of the rain” (in “The Man from Folies Bergere — film songs medley”) | Col DB-1534, Col FB-1138 |
DB, FB, TB
CARROLL GIBBONS, pianoforte solo; vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, March 22, 1935.
| CA-14975-1 | If the moon turns green (Coates-Hanighen) | Col DB-1562, Col FB-1139 |
DB, FB, TB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance (-1). London, March 23, 1935.
| CA-14972-1 | Getting around and about (M. Carr-L. Ilda) | Col FB-1042 | |
| CA-14977-1 | I won’t dance (film Roberta) (Hammerstein-Harbach-Fields-Kern) | Col FB-1089 | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BOY FRIENDS. London, March 8, 1935.
| TTP-21-1 | College rhythm (Gordon-Revel) | EMI SH 519 |
| TTP-22-1 | Blue moon (Rodgers-Hart) | EMI SH 519 |
| TTP-23-1 | In my country that means love (Burke-Spina) | EMI SH 519 |
| TTP-24-1 | If the moon turns green (Hanighen-Cates) | World Records SH 360 |
| — | Dinah (Lewis-Akst-Young) | World Records SH 360 |
SH-360, SH-519, TB, MGT-CG
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance (-1). London, May 17, 1935.
| CAX-7538-1 | “Anything goes” (in “Anything Goes — selection, part 1”) (Cole Porter) | Col DX-692 | |
| CAX-7539-1 | “You’re the top” and “I get a kick out of you” (in “Anything Goes — selection, part 2”) (Cole Porter) | Col DX-692 | (-1) |
BDBR
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, July 6, 1935.
| CA-15129-1 | We were so young (Hammerstein 2nd-Kern) | Col FB-1080 |
| CA-15131-1 | Call me sweetheart (L. Towers-H. Nicholls) | Col FB-1081 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, July 20, 1935.
| CA-15168-1 | Why stars come out at night (film The Big Broadcast of 1935 [sic]) (Ray Noble) | Col FB-1090, Col DQ-1685 (IT) |
| CA-15169-1 | What Harlem is to me (Razaf-Wooding-Denniker) | Col FB-1101 |
| CA-15170-1 | Why dream? (film Big Broadcast of 1935 [sic]) (Robin-Whiting-Rainger) | Col FB-1090, Col DQ-1685 (IT) |
| CA-15174-1 | Music puts me in the strangest mood (film Hollywood Revels of 1935) (Oppenheim-Cleary) | Col FB-1101 |
The Paramount film The Big Broadcast of 1936 is incorrectly referenced on Col FB-1090 as The Big Broadcast of 1935.
BDBR, FB
STAN ATKINS AND HIS BAND, vocal chorus. London, September 1935.
| S-279 | Red sails in the sunset (Kennedy-Williams) | Teledisk 1994 |
| S-281 | Leave me with a love song (Kennedy-Williams) | Teledisk 1994 |
BDBR, MGT-Teledisk
CINE STUDIO ORCHESTRA (George Walter [= Walter Goehr] dir.), vocalist: ANNE LENNER. October 12, 1935.
| CA-15354-1 | “Love me forever” (in “On Wings of Song — film selection, part 1”) | Col DB-1596 |
| CA-15355-2 | “Love me forever” (in “On Wings of Song — film selection, part 2”) | Col DB-1596 |
DB, CHC
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance (-1). London, October 28, 1935.
| CA-15387-1 | East of the sun (and west of the moon) (B. Bowman-Brooks) | Col FB-1202, Col DW-4316 (DE) | |
| CA-15388-1 | Broadway rhythm (film Broadway Melody of 1936) (Freed-Brown) | Col FB-1202, Col DQ-1961 (IT), Col DW-4316 (DE) | (-1) |
| CA-15389-1 | Without a word of warning (Gordon-Revel) | Col FB-1203 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS. Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance. London, November 12, 1935.
| CA-15446-1 | I’ve got a feelin’ you’re foolin’ (film Broadway Melody of 1936) (Freed-Brown) | Col FB-1229, Col DW-4324 (DE) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, December 7, 1935.
| CA-15483-1 | Fatal fascination (film Ship Café) (Thompson-Gensler) | Col FB-1252 |
BDBR, FB
1936
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, January 9, 1936.
| CA-15534-1 | Will love find a way? (Bowman-Alexander) | Col FB-1283 |
| CA-15535-1 | A little bit independent (Leslie-Burke) | Col FB-1283, Col J-2425 (JP) |
BDBR, FB
THE MASQUERADERS (George Scott Wood dir.). Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance as BRIAN CUNNINGHAM (-1). Accompanied by tap dancing. London, March 12, 1936.
| CA-15661-1 | “I won’t dance” (in “Fred and Ginger — selection, part 1”) | Col FB-1350 | (-1) |
| CA-15662-2 | “Lovely to look at” (in “Fred and Ginger — selection, part 2”) | Col FB-1350 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duets with Brian Lawrance. London, April 4, 1936.
| CA-15712-1 | Let’s face the music and dance (film Follow the Fleet) (Irving Berlin) | Col FB-1363 |
| CA-15714-1 | I’m building up to an awful let down (from Rise and Shine) (Mercer-Astaire) | Col FB-1375 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance (-1). London, May 7, 1936.
| CA-15751-1 | Rise ’n’ shine (De Sylva-Youmans) | Col FB-1399 | (-1) |
| CA-15756-1 | Lost (Ohman-Mercer-Teetor) | Col FB-1408, Col 4521-BX (BR) | |
| CA-15757-1 | The Juba (L. & O. Rene-B. Ellison) | Col FB-1408, Col 4251-BX (BR) | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, June 25, 1936.
| CA-15813-1 | Robins and roses (Leslie-Burke) | Col FB-1464, Col DW-4373 (DE) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, August 19, 1936.
| CA-15881-1 | There isn’t any limit to my love (film This’ll Make You Whistle) (Sigler-Goodhart-Hoffman) | Col FB-1491 |
| CA-15882-1 | You’re not the kind (I. Mills-W. Hudson) | Col FB-1492 |
| CA-15884-1 | Take my heart (Young-Ahlert) | Col FB-1492 |
BDBR, FB
JOE LOSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA. London, September 10, 1936.
| 0EA-3852-1-2 | Cryin’ my heart out for you (Johnson-Hopkins) | HMV BD-5109, HMV EA-1809 (AU) |
BDBR, GCD
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, October 8, 1936.
| CA-15975-1 | No regrets (Tobias-Ingraham) | Col FB-1530 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal quartet consisting of Anne Lenner, Brian Lawrance, ?George Melachrino, and one other (-1). London, October 26, 1936.
| CA-16012-1 | Miracles sometimes happen (Noble-Murray) | Col FB-1548, Col DQ-2302 (IT) | |
| CAX-7869-1 | The song is ended (concert version) (Berlin) | Col DX-762, Col DOX-530 (AU) | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, December 11, 1936.
| CA-16104-1 | I’m in a dancing mood (from This’ll Make You Whistle) (Sigler-Goodhart-Hoffman) | Col FB-1592, Col DF-2056 (FR) |
| CA-16105-1 | Pennies from heaven (film Pennies from Heaven) (Burke-Johnston) | Col FB-1606 |
BDBR, FB
1937
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with Brian Lawrance (-1). London, February 2, 1937.
| CA-16185-1 | No more (from Home and Beauty) (Herbert-Brodszky) | Col FB-1628 | |
| CA-16186-1 | I’m just beginning to care (S. Simons) | Col FB-1635 | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, February 25, 1937.
| CA-16250-1 | Goodnight, my love (film Stowaway) (Gordon-Revel) | Col FB-1655, Col DF-2109 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, April 7, 1937.
| CA-16314-1 | Let’s put our heads together (film The Gold Diggers of 1937) (E. Harburg-H. Arlen) | Col FB-1683 |
| CA-16319-1 | I stumbled over love (Wright-Forrest) | Col FB-1675, Col DO-1730 (AU) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, June 2, 1937.
| CA-16397-1 | Let’s call the whole thing off (film Shall We Dance?) (I. & G. Gershwin) | Col FB-1705, Col GN-398 (NO) | (-1) |
| CA-16398-1 | Shall we dance? (film Shall We Dance?) (I. & G. Gershwin) | Col FB-1705, Col GN-398 (NO) | (-1) |
| CA-16399-1 | Goodnight, my lucky day (film 23½ Hours’ Leave) (Koehler-Stept) | Col FB-1706 |
Charles Hippisley-Cox notes that the instrumentation for this session is really more like the Boy Friends than the full Savoy Hotel Orpheans.
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, June 3, 1937.
| CA-16404-1 | The mood that I’m in (Silver-Sherman) | Col FB-1706 | |
| CA-16406-1 | “Let’s call the whole thing off” (in “Shall We Dance? — selection, part 2”) (I. & G. Gershwin) | Col FB-1704, Col DF-2163 (FR) | (-1) |
| CA-16407-1 | “You’re laughing at me” (in “On the Avenue — selection, part 1”) (Irving Berlin) | Col FB-1741, Col DW-4466 (DE) |
BDBR, FB, CHC
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, July 3, 1937.
| CA-16540-1 | There’s a lull in my life (film Wake Up and Live) (Gordon-Revel) | Col FB-1732, Col DO-1730 (AU) | |
| CA-16541-1-2 | Never in a million years (film Wake Up and Live) (Gordon-Revel) | Col rejected | (-1) |
| CA-16453-1 | This year’s kisses (film On the Avenue) (Berlin) | Col FB-1743 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino. London, July 12, 1937.
| CA-16451-3 | Never in a million years (film Wake Up and Live) (Gordon-Revel) | Col FB-1732 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, October 6, 1937.
| CA-16596-1 | Whispers in the dark (film Artists and Models) (Robin-Hollander) | Col FB-1791, Col DF-2230 (FR) | |
| CA-16598-1 | Yours and mine (film Broadway Melody of 1938) (Freed-Brown) | Col FB-1790, Col DW-4522 (DE) | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, November 4, 1937.
| CA-16667-1 | That old feeling (film Vogues of 1938) (Brown-Fain) | Col FB-1830 |
| CA-16668-1 | The moon got in my eyes (film Double or Nothing) (Burke-Johnston) | Col FB-1829 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, November 23, 1937.
| CA-16715-1 | Blossoms on Broadway (film Blossoms on Broadway) (Robin-Rainger) | Col FB-1842 |
| CA-16719-1 | Here comes the sandman (film Mr. Dodd Takes the Air) (Dubin-Warren) | Col FB-1855 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, December 14, 1937.
| CA-16744-1 | A foggy day (film Damsel in Distress) (I. & G. Gershwin) | Col FB-1856 |
| CA-16747-1 | Roses in December (film Life of the Party) (Magidson-Oakland-Jessel) | Col FB-1857 |
BDBR, FB
1938
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, January 10, 1938.
| CA-16775-1 | Please remember (Denby-Watson) | Col FB-1873 |
BDBR, FB
ANNE LENNER (Carroll Gibbons dir.). Studio 1, London, January 21, 1938.
| 0EA-5993-1-2 | Once in a while (Bud Green-Michael Edwards) | HMV commercial test |
| 0EA-5994-1-2 | Don’t ever change (W. Hirsch-Lou Handman) | HMV commercial test |
GCD
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, January 24, 1938.
| CA-16800-1 | It’s a long, long way to your heart (Pola-Brandt) | Col FB-1885, Col CQ-1404 (IT) | |
| CA-16803-1 | In the still of the night (film Rosalie) (Cole Porter) | Col FB-1884, Col DQ-2613 (IT), Col DW-4618 (DE) | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, March 1, 1938.
| CA-16865-1 | Tears in my heart (Whitcup-Powell) | Col FB-1923 |
| CA-16866-1 | You’re a sweetheart (film You’re a Sweetheart) (Adamson-McHugh) | Col FB-1923 |
| CA-16868-2 | Dearest love (from Operette) (Noel Coward) | Col FB-1922 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, March 25, 1938.
| CA-16904-1 | With a smile and a song (film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (Morey-Churchill) | Col FB-1935, Col DF-2361 (FR) |
| CA-16905-1 | One song (film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) (Morey-Churchill) | Col FB-1935, Col DF-2361 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, May 3, 1938.
| CA-16958-1 | Sweet as a song (film Sally, Irene and Mary) (Gordon-Revel) | Col FB-1958 |
| CA-16960-1 | Please be kind (Cahn-Chaplin) | Col FB-1958 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, July 5, 1938.
| CA-17030-1 | Says my heart (film Cocoanut Grove) (Loesser-Lane) | Col FB-2007, Col DF-2437 (FR), Col DW-4624 (DE), Col MZ-73 (CH) | |
| CA-17032-1 | How’d ja like to love me (film Swing, Teacher, Swing) (Loesser-Lane) | Col FB-1995, Col DF-2438 (FR) | (-1) |
“Swing, Teacher, Swing” was the UK title for “College Swing.”
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS, piano solos, with ANN [sic] LENNER, vocalist. London, August 31, 1938.
| CA-17087-1 | How do you do, Mister Right? (from The Fleet’s Lit Up) (Vivian Ellis) | Col FB-2031 |
| CA-17088-1 | You’re what’s the matter with me (film Kickin’ the Moon Around) (Kennedy-Carr) | Col FB-2031 |
FB, TB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). Empire Theatre, Nottingham, September 7, 1938.
| CA-17095-1 | Music, maestro, please (from These Foolish Things) (Magidson-Wrubel) | Col FB-2032, Col DF-2469 (FR) | |
| CA-17096-1 | It’s d’lovely (from The Fleet’s Lit Up) (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2032, Col DF-2469 (FR) | (-1) |
| CA-17098-1 | On the sentimental side (film Doctor Rhythm) (Burke-Monaco) | Col FB-2033, Col DF-2470 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, October 6, 1938.
| CA-17134-1 | Goodbye to summer (Botterell-Phillips) | Col FB-2059, Col DF-2490 (FR), Col DW-4624 (DE) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal duet (with George Melachrino). London, October 27, 1938.
| CA-17157-1 | Change partners (film Carefree) (Irving Berlin) | Col FB-2082, Col DF-2501 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). London, November 29, 1938.
| CA-17205-1 | Two sleepy people (film Thanks for the Memory) (Loesser-Carmichael) | Col FB-2095, Col DF-2518 (FR), Col CQ-1470 (IT) | (-1) |
| CA-17207-1 | Any broken hearts to mend (J. P. Long) | Col FB-2096 | |
| CA-17208-1 | While a cigarette was burning (C. & N. Kenney) | Col FB-2095, Col DF-2518 (FR), Col CQ-1470 (IT) | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
1939
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, January 9, 1939.
| CA-17279-1 | Ten little miles from town (Green-Stept) | Col FB-2134 |
| CA-17281-2 | My own (film That Certain Age) (Adamson-McHugh) | Col FB-2135, Col DF-2538 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS. London, February 6, 1939.
| CA-17323-1 | I have eyes (film Paris Honeymoon) (L. Robin-R. Rainger) | Col FB-2161 |
| CA-17325-1 | Deep in a dream (de Lange-van Heusen) | Col FB-2162, Col DF-2560 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, February 23, 1939.
| CA-17357-1 | Say it with a kiss (film Going Places) (Mercer-Warren) | Col FB-2175, Col CQ-1475 (IT), Col DF-2589 (FR), Col DW-4821 (DE), Col MZ-130 (CH) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, April 6, 1939.
| CA-17420-1 | I can’t get you out of my mind (Taylor-Mizzy) | Col FB-2200, Col CQ-1479 (IT), Col DF-2603 (FR) |
| CA-17422-1 | My love for you (from Black and Blue) (Heyman-Jacobson) | Col FB-2201, Col CQ-1482 (IT) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, May 8, 1939.
| CA-17448-1 | Begin the beguine (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2224, Col FB-2451, Col DW-4850 (DE) |
| CA-17450-1 | Heaven can wait (de Lange-van Heusen) | Col FB-2224, Col DW-4850 (DE) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, June 8, 1939.
| CA-17491-1 | And the angels sing (Mercer-Elman) | Col FB-2249, Col DF-2656 (FR) |
| CA-17492-1 | Sing, my heart (film Love Affair) (Koehler-Arlen) | Col FB-2244, Col DF-2644 (FR), Odeon 291063 (AR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER; vocal duet with GEORGE MELACHRINO and ANNE LENNER (-1). London, July 12, 1939.
| CA-16519-1-2 | F.D.R. Jones (H. J. Rome) | Col rejected | (-1) |
| CA-17520-1 | My man (Mon homme) (film Rose of Washington Square) (Arkell-Yvain) | Col FB-2269 |
BDBR
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, with vocal duet by GEORGE MELACHRINO and ANNE LENNER. Clerkenwell Road, London, July 20, 1939.
| CA-17519-3 | F.D.R. Jones (H. J. Rome) | Col FB-2268, Col CQ-1502 (IT), Col DF-2659 (FR) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS; vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, August 22, 1939.
| CA-17582-1 | The day we meet again (R. C. Hunter-W. Grosz) | Col FB-2284 |
| CA-17583-1 | I poured my heart into a song (film Second Fiddle) (Berlin) | Col FB-2283 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BAND, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. Vocal duet with Eric Whitley (-1). London, November 18, 1939.
| CA-17683-1 | Day in, day out (Mercer-Bloom) | Col FB-2327 | |
| CA-17684-1 | I’ll pray for you (King-Hill) | Col FB-2326 | |
| CA-17685-1 | They can’t black out the moon (Strauss-Dale-Miller) | Col FB-2326 | (-1) |
| CA-17686-1 | What’s new? (J. Burke-Haggart) | Col FB-2327 | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS. Vocal duet with Eric Whitley (-1). London, December 1, 1939.
| CA-17706-1 | My heart belongs to daddy (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2340 | |
| CA-17707-1 | Let’s make memories tonight (from All Clear) (Brown-Tobias-Stept) | Col FB-2339, Col DF-2734 (FR) | |
| CA-17708-1 | Comes love (from Funny Side Up) (Brown-Tobias-Stept) | Col FB-2339, Col DF-2734 (FR), Col GN-753 (NO) | (-1) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BAND, vocalist: ANNE LENNER; vocal duet by ANNE LENNER and ERIC WHITLEY (-1). London, December 28, 1939.
| CA-17754-1 | Scatterbrain (Burke-Bean-Masters) | Col FB-2357 | (-1) |
| CA-17755-1 | Faithful forever (Robin-Rainger) | Col FB-2357 |
BDBR, FB
1940
CARROLL GIBBONS AND HIS BAND, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, January 31, 1940.
| CA-17816-1 | Safe in my heart (Gilbert-Connolly) | Col FB-2382 |
| CA-17817-1 | It’s a lovely day tomorrow (Berlin) | Col FB-2373 |
BDBR, FB
MAURICE WINNICK AND HIS ORCHESTRA, vocal refrain. Studio 2, London, March 1, 1940.
| 0EA-8381-1–2 | Safe in my heart (Gilbert-Connelly) | HMV BD-5572, HMV EA-2642 (AU) |
BDBR, GCD
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, March 5, 1940.
| CA-17852-1 | Little wooden head (film Pinocchio) (Washington-Harline) | Col FB-2396 |
| CA-17853-1 | A little rain must fall (Green-Kaye-Little) | Col FB-2390 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, April 15, 1940.
| CA-17951-1 | This can’t be love (from Up and Doing) (Hart-Rodgers) | Col FB-2426 |
| CA-17952-1 | Sing for your supper (from Up and Doing) (Hart-Rodgers) | Col FB-2426 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, May 9, 1940.
| CA-17977-1 | It’s a blue world (film Music in My Heart) (Wright-Forrest) | Col FB-2436 |
| CA-17980-1 | Too romantic (film The Road to Singapore) (Burke-Monaco) | Col FB-2441 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. Vocal duet with Sam Browne (-1). London, May 24, 1940.
| CA-18013-1 | When night is through (from a Tschaikowsky theme) (Connor-Sherwin) | Col FB-2446 | (-1) |
| CA-18015-1 | When our dreams grow old (based on “Plaisir d’amour) (Pola-Stellar) | Col FB-2445 | |
| CA-18016-1 | I’ve got my eyes on you (film Broadway Melody of 1940) (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2451 | |
| CA-18017-1 | In a little rocky valley (Green-Bourne-Arden) | Col FB-2445 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER; vocal duet by ANNE LENNER and ERIC WHITLEY (-1). London, June 24, 1940.
| CA-18054-1 | Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) (Mercer-Bloom) | Col FB-2465, Col MZ-265 (CH) | |
| CA-18055-1 | Alice blue gown (film Irene) (Tierney) | Col FB-2466 | (-1) |
| CA-18056-1 | A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square (from New Faces) (Maschwitz-Sherwin) | Col FB-2466 | |
| CA-18057-1 | Shake down the stars (de Lange-van Heusen) | Col FB-2465, Col MZ-265 (CH) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS; vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, July 22, 1940.
| CA-18074-1 | “I get a kick out of you (“Dancing time at the savoy”) (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2478 |
| CA-18705-1 | “With a song in my heart” (Hart-Rodgers) (in “Dancing time at the Savoy”) | Col FB-2479 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, September 6, 1940.
| CA-18136-1 | I’m stepping out with a memory tonight (Magidson-Wrubel) | Col FB-2491 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS; vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, September 9, 1940.
| CA-18140-1 | I’ll never smile again (Ruth Lowe) | Col FB-2490 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, October 3, 1940.
| CA-18153-1 | All the things you are (Hammerstein 2nd-Kern) | Col FB-2510 |
| CA-18154-1 | I’m nobody’s baby (film Andy Hardy Meets Debutante) (Davis-Ager-Santley) | Col FB-2511 |
| CA-18155-1 | Just for the fun of it (Heyman-Jacobson) | Col FB-2510 |
| CA-18156-1 | Until you fall in love (Carr-Popplewell) | Col FB-2511, Col DO-2299 (AU) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, November 8, 1940.
| CA-18215-2 | The Swiss bellringer (Freed-Samuels) | Col FB-2534 |
| CA-18216-1 | The ferry boat serenade (Adamson-di Lazzaro) | Col FB-2534 |
| CA-18217-1 | Blueberry Hill (Lewis-Stock-Rose) | Col FB-2535 |
| CA-18218-1 | I can’t resist you (Wever-Donaldson) | Col FB-2535, Col FB-2602 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, November 28, 1940.
| CA-18243-1 | Only forever (film Rhythm on the River) (Burke-Monaco) | Col FB-2546 |
| CA-18244-1 | Pretty little petticoat (Lawrence-Scott) | Col FB-2546 |
| CA-18245-1 | Goodnight again (Magidson) | Col FB-2547 |
| CA-18246-1 | Strike up the band (film Strike Up the Band) (I. & G. Gershwin) | Col FB-2547 |
BDBR, FB
JACK WHITE AND HIS BAND, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, December 2, 1940.
| CAR-5931-1 | Looking for yesterday (Lange-van Heusen) | RZ MR-3413 |
| CAR-5932-1 | When your train has gone (H. Charles) | RZ MR-3413 |
BDBR
1941
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, January 3, 1941.
| CA-18273-1 | The best things in life are free (de Sylva-Brown-Henderson) | Col FB-2560 |
| CA-18274-1 | Moon for sale (Connor-Sherwin) | Col FB-2560, Col DO-2299 (AU) |
| CA-18281-1 | Our love affair (film Strike Up the Band) (Freed-Edens) | Col FB-2565 |
| CA-18282-1 | Ridin’ high (from The Hulbert Follies) (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2565 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, February 12, 1941.
| CA-18342-1 | Room Five-Hundred-and-Four (from The Hulbert Follies) (Maschwitz-Posford) | Col FB-2579, Col DO-2296 (AU) |
| CA-18343-1 | We three (My echo, my shadow and me) (Robertson-Cogane-Mysels) | Col FB-2579 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, March 4, 1941.
| CA-18397-1 | Frenesi (Charles-Russel-Dominguez-Whitcup) | Col FB-2592 |
| CA-18398-1 | Johnny Peddler (Brown-Almeida-Nesdan) | Col FB-2592 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, March 21, 1941.
| CA-18404-1 | When that man is dead and gone (Irving Berlin) | Col FB-2601 |
BDBR, FB
JAY WILBUR AND HIS BAND; vocal chorus by ANNE LENNER. London, March 26, 1941.
| R-5520-1 | The last time I saw Paris (Hammerstein-Kern) | Rex 9957 |
| R-5522-1 | Room Five-Hundred-and-Four (Maschwitz-Posford) | Rex 9958 |
BDBR, MGT-Rex
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, April 22, 1941.
| CA-18465-1 | It’s always you (film Road to Zanzibar) (Burke-van Heusen) | Col FB-2624 |
| CA-18466-1 | A pair of silver wings (from Black Vanities) (Maschwitz-Carr) | Col FB-2625, Col DO-2329 (AU) |
| CA-18467-1 | Do I love you? (Cole Porter) | Col FB-2625 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocal chorus. London, June 11, 1941.
| CA-18507-1 | Yes, my darling daughter (Lawrence-Sirmay) | Col FB-2640 |
| CA-18510-1 | Let there be love (Grant-Rand) | Col FB-2640 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, July 3, 1941.
| CA-18532-1 | There goes that song again (Allie Wrubel) | Col FB-2655 |
| CA-18535-1 | I should have known you years ago (film Road Show) (H. Carmichael) | Col FB-2656 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS. London, July 31, 1941.
| CA-18597-1 | I hear a rhapsody (Fragos-Baker-Gasparre) | Col FB-2671 |
| CA-18599-1 | You and your kiss (film One Night in the Tropics) (D. Fields-J. Kern) | Col FB-2672 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. Weston-super-Mare, August 28, 1941.
| CA-18669-1 | Daddy (Bobby Troup) | Col FB-2693 |
| CA-18670-1 | Hearts don’t lie (from Fun and Games) (Guest-Sherwin) | Col FB-2693 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, October 7, 1941.
| CA-18716-1 | Sand in my shoes (film Kiss the Boys Goodbye) (Schertzinger-Loesser) | Col FB-2712 |
| CA-18717-1 | Thanks to love (from Fun and Games) (Connor-Sherwin) | Col FB-2711, Col MZ-286 (CH) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS; vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, November 7, 1941.
| CA-18765-1 | You and I (Meredith Wilson) | Col FB-2728 |
| CA-18772-1 | I walked into a dream without knocking (M. Dermot-Jacobson) | Col FB-2727 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, December 18, 1941.
| CA-18816-1 | You’re in my arms (Carr-Popplewell) | Col FB-2748 |
| CA-18827-1 | Concerto for two (adapted from Tschaikowsky’s “Concerto in B flat”) (Lawrence-Haring) | Col FB-2749 |
BDBR, FB
1942
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, January 19, 1942.
| CA-18860-1 | Tropical magic (film Weekend in Havana) (Gordon-Warren) | Col FB-2763, Col FB-40107 (IN) |
| CA-18862-1 | Time was (Prado-Russell) | Col FB-2764, Col MZ-286 (CH) |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, February 16, 1942.
| CA-18900-1 | Two in love (Meredith Wilson) | Col FB-2777 |
| CA-18901-1 | No more (Art Noel) | Col FB-2778 |
BDBR, FB
CARROLL GIBBONS AND THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, March 12, 1942.
| CA-18928-1 | When the roses bloom again (Burton-Kent) | Col FB-2789 |
| CA-18931-1 | Baby mine (film Dumbo) (Washington-Churchill) | Col FB-2788 |
BDBR, FB
1943
R.A.F. CONCERT ORCHESTRA. Mid-1943.
| 2EN-5482 | Lullaby of Broadway | EMI radio transcription MK-2885 |
| 2EN-5483 | Moonlight becomes you | EMI radio transcription MK-2885 |
MGT-ORBS
1944
ANNE LENNER, with THE ORCHESTRA OF THE BLUE MARINERS, augmented by the strings of THE ROYAL MARINES. March 1944.
| 2EN-7337-1 | Heavenly music (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 13 side 1”) | EMI radio transcription MK-3825 |
| 2EN-7338-1 | Mister Pollyanna (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 13 side 2”) | EMI radio transcription MK-3826 |
| 2EN-7339-1 | My shining hour (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 13 side 3”) | EMI radio transcription MK-3827 |
| 2EN-7340-1 | Close to you (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 14 side 1”) | EMI radio transcription MK-3825 |
| 2EN-7341-1 | Silver wings in the moonlight (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 14 side 2”) | EMI radio transcription MK-3826 |
| 2EN-7342-1 | If you please (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 14 side 3”) | EMI radio transcription MK-3827 |
MGT-ORBS
EUGENE PINI AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Mid to late 1944.
| ARO-143 | Goodnight, wherever you are | Radio transcription |
Charles Hippisley-Cox informs me that this recording was “[p]resumably used as a closing theme for a particular wartime forces radio show,” and that Pini made other recordings of the song, each with a different female vocalist: Helen Clare, Doreen Villiers, Paula Green, Dorothy Carless, and Vera Lynn. It is not entirely clear which record company pressed this transcription.
CHC
THE R.A.O.C. BLUE ROCKETS DANCE ORCHESTRA. Vocal duet with George Melachrino (-1). August 1944.
| 2EN-8340-2 | It can’t be wrong (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 23 side 1”) | EMI radio transcription MK-4345 | |
| 2EN-8341-2 | A garden in the rain (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 23 side 2”) | EMI radio transcription MK-4346 | |
| 2EN-8342-2 | Ice-cold Katy / Two sleepy people | EMI radio transcription MK-4347 | (-1) |
MGT-ORBS
THE BLUE ROCKETS AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA. August 1944.
| 2EN-8385-? | Thanks, Mr. Censor (in the show “Top of the List, prog. 25 side 1”) | EMI radio transcription |
C. Dec. 1943, according to MLMCD 061.
MLMCD-061, MGT-ORBS
1945
BLUE MARINERS. C. Early 1945.
| 7677-LSS | Cuban Pete (in the show “South American Way, prog. 7 side 2”) | Levy’s Sound Studios radio transcription |
| 7680-LSS | Havana is calling to me (in the show “South American Way, prog. 8 side 2”) | Levy’s Sound Studios radio transcription |
The wartime transcriptions made at Levy’s Sound Studios can be difficult to date. Matrix 7272 includes “Boston Bounce” (Lamarr-Dallas-Harris), copyright June 22, 1944 and first recorded in Britain in November 1944. Matrix 8751 includes the song “It’s been a long, long time” (Styne-Cahn), copyright August 3, 1945 and first recorded in Britain in November 1945. It seems reasonable to conjecture, then, that matrices 7677 and 7680 were recorded around the early part of 1945.
Program 7 sides 1 and 3 and program 8 sides 1 and 3 likely include Lenner as well.
MGT-ORBS
THE ARMY RADIO ORCHESTRA (RSM George Melachrino dir.). London, February 24, 1945.
| ? | What a difference a day made | VJB 1946-2 |
VJB-1946-2
FRANK WEIR AND HIS ASTOR CLUB SEVEN, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, March 28, 1945.
| DR-9257-1-2 | I didn’t know about you (Russell-Ellington) | Dec F-8522 |
BDBR, Dec-F
FRANK WEIR AND HIS ASTOR CLUB SEVEN, vocalist: ANNE LENNER. London, May 28, 1945.
| DR-9444-1-2 | Annie Laurie (Traditional, arr. Lad Busby) | Dec F-8597 |
| DR-9445-1 | Whispering | Dec unissued |
BDBR, Dec-F
1949
HAROLD GELLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA; vocalists: ANNE LENNER and BOB HARVEY. September 6, 1949.
| CA-21208-1 | Confidentially (Reg. Dixon) | Col FB-3526 |
FB
Appendix A: Recordings Misattributed to Anne Lenner
On occasion, other singer’s voices are identified as Anne Lenner’s. On the internet, I often see “I’ll never be the same,” recorded by Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends (1932; Col DB-1000 mx. CA-13231-1), listed as having a Lenner vocal, but really the voice is Cecile Petrie’s. I have not yet identified the source of this error.
“Where there’s you there’s me” (Col FB-1336 mx. CA-15585-1) and “From one minute to another” (Col FB-1322 mx. CA-15587-1), recorded in 1936 by Louis Levy and His Gaumont British Symphony, have vocals by Anne Lenner’s sister Judy Shirley. Occasional incorrect attributions to Anne Lenner would seem to have originated on World Records SH 258 (Music from the Movies: Louis Levy and His Gaumont British Symphony).
Appendix B: Conventions Used in This Discography
1. Session Headers
Capital letters are used to represent band names and personal names that actually appear on the record labels, whereas mixed-case names do not actually appear on the labels. Other information that does appear on the labels (e.g., “pianoforte duet,” “vocal chorus”) is provided in lowercase, and details that are not on the labels (such as the identity of an uncredited musical director) are put between parentheses. Any information after the first period is entirely supplemental and will not be found on a label.
Sometimes a detail such as the identity of a duettist may be marked by a hyphenated number between parentheses (e.g., “(-1)”); in such cases, the detail only pertains to certain songs recorded at a session that will also be marked with that number.
Locations are given when they are known, and the dates or approximate dates are for the original recording session (issue dates are not listed).
As this is a vocalist discography, individual band personnel are not generally identified. Readers may consult Rust and Forbes (1989) for the personnel of dance band recordings.
2. Tables
The tables that list the recordings made at every session provide:
- Matrix and take numbers: A matrix number identifies a record side and will be found on the shellac itself (often also on the label). A take number frequently also appears on the shellac; when it does not, discographers try to supply it from other sources (such as studio ledgers). Matrix numbers often involve a prefix followed by a number (e.g., “CA-15813”). Takes that are known to have been actually issued are underlined in this text (e.g., “CA-15813-1). I explicitly list every take mentioned by my sources (which include the evidence of the records themselves). In the case of the 1934-1935 Hartley’s Jam programs, in which there are two songs on every side of each radio transcript, I sometimes use a dash (“—”) in place of a matrix number to show that a song is on the same side of the record as the preceding entry.
- Song name and songwriter(s): Each song’s name is listed as it appears on the record. I include any extra information provided by record labels, such as the stage play or film origin of a title, in parentheses (in the format “from West End Musical,” “film Hollywood Movie”). Songwriter’s names are included as they are listed on the label; in rare cases I have quietly corrected a spelling error or added a known songwriter who was for some reason omitted from the label.
- Record label(s), catalogue number(s), etc.: For each known 78 rpm-era record pressed from a given matrix, I list the label name (using the abbreviations established by Rust and Forbes [1989]) and the catalogue number. Non-UK issues have a two-letter country code in parentheses. If no takes of a particular matrix made at a session were ever issued, I term them “rejected” if another attempt was made to record them and “unissued” if no further attempt was made. When matrices were unissued during the 78 rpm era but later released on vinyl, I identify the release as being an LP by underlining it. Labels in italics are ones that I have yet to encounter; if you have them, please contact me to share your label scans or photographs.
3. Session Notes
Any further discussion of a session or individual songs is found below the session tables in italics.
4. Source Abbreviations
Small, boldface codes are listed after every session to show relevant sources. I generally include all sources that mention any element of a session, not just those that I believe to be correct. I rely on the evidence of my own collection implicitly.